Listen to the Beat of the Commonwealth’s Rich Music Scene While You Plan Your Music Lovers’ Holiday for 2022 and Beyond Virginia’s musical legacy is as deep and wide as its rivers and valleys. Many big names in the music industry got their start in Virginia, and the musical genres that originated in the Commonwealth - which still thrive today - are as robust as they are varied. A vacation in Virginia promises plenty of musical high notes, guaranteed to keep you dancing to the beat. Before we start our musical journey, let’s set the mood with our Virginia Spotify playlist on shuffle, as research for your trip, of course. Now toe tap your way down to Bristol, in Southwest Virginia, the official Birthplace of Country Music thanks to a bill passed by the U.S. Congress ...
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A statue of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee that towers six stories over Richmond, Virginia, in US and was a centerpiece of protests over racial injustice, is coming down this week. The Commonwealth of Virginia has announced that it would remove the 12-ton bronze statue on Monument Avenue on Wednesday, stashing it in a secure state-owned storage site until a decision on its future is finalized. The statue's scheduled takedown in the capital city comes just days after the Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Governor Ralph Northam could remove it because documents controlling its location were outdated. FILE PHOTO: The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart Ruling in two cases, the court had said Governo...
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